I'm selling my automatic 1989 BMW 325i and I really don't want to do this, but I just graduated college and am moving from Chicago for a job. I don't have enough room to take 2 cars with me so unfortunately I have to sell it. I bought the car in August 2015 and it has been a ton of fun. It started off with metal bumpers since it was a transition year, built in the later part of 1988, but I swapped out the metal bumpers for plastic ones. My original plan was to drive the car and save up some money to do a manual swap, but I won't have the space to do that.
I am the 3rd owner and the car has about 170,XXX miles. The odometer works so the mileage is original and will slightly go up as I start the car and drive it around when there isn't snow on the ground to keep the battery front going flat. The car has been in Chicago it's entire life and has a bit of rust, but nothing structural. Pictures of the rust are shown and the biggest spot is the front drivers quarter panel.
The car was in a bit of a fender bender, but nothing structural was damaged. My sister was driving the car and slid off the road ruining the front valance shown in the pictures below. The car was fixed at A&L auto body in Palatine which is an IND distributor for the Chicago area. Anthony is a great guy and did a great job fixing the car. The front valance was replaced, including a new oil cooler, radiator, fan, and fan clutch. Pictures of the damage and after it was fixed are shown. The car has a clean title since everything was done out of pocket.
The car was fixed last winter and has been garaged during the entire time I've owned it. After the car was fixed I drove it to school in Iowa without a problem. I replaced the oil with Castrol 20W-50 and a Bosch oil filter when I first got it in August 2015 and then in the middle of this past summer. I have driven the car less than 5,000 since I've owned it. The fuel filter and rubber hoses were replaced as well.
I completely refreshed the suspension this past summer with Bilstein shocks and H&R sports springs. Front shock mounts were replaced with OE mounts and rear shock mounts were replaced with Turner Motorsport rear shock mounts. I also used new 5mm rear spring pads instead of the OE ones. An Ireland engineering strut bar is in the car as well.
VIN
WBAAD2307K8847440
Pros:
-Crack free dash
-Clean title
-Clean interior
-New head unit with bluetooth capability and mic
-Healthy engine, did compression test when I got the car and all 6 cylinders were within 4-5% of each other
-Paint is pretty good
-Stock 3.73 LSD
-Timing belt and water pump done about 6000 miles ago
-New Nissens radiator (December 2015) with new coolant
-New front valance same color
-New fan and fan clutch (December 2015)
-New oil cooler (December 2015)
-New fuel filter and hoses (June 2016)
-New battery (June 2016)
-Castrol 20W-50 Oil and Bosch Filter (July 2016)
-Diff fluid replaced (July 2016) 75W140 Castrol Diff fluid
-New suspension, Bilstein Shocks/H&R Sport Springs (August 2016)
-New rubber suspension bushings front and rear (August 2016)
-New Firestone Wide Oval tires 205/45/R16 (Mounted and balanced September 2016)
-Comes with 2 sets of wheels
E38 BBS style 5 (16x8 et23) center caps included
BMW bottle caps with Michelin all season tires (lots of tread left)
Cons:
Car has a couple rust spots, nothing structural
2 small rock chips in windshield
Steering rack leaks a little bit
Vin Decoder
When the car was first purchased.
Damage after front bumper was taken off.
Damaged Radiator that was replaced.
New Front Valance
Replacing rear bumpers
Rust
Drivers Front Quarter Panel
Passanger Front Door
Car Currently
I'm not trying to screw anyone over so this is everything both positive and negative about the car. The car has a clean title and I have driven the car from Chicago to Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin without a problem. I would have no problem driving this car cross country. I really don't want to sell it, but my situation requires me to and I would love to see it go to a good home. PM for any other questions or pictures. Car is currently in the garage and if anyone is interested I have no problem letting them test drive it as long as they're a serious buyer. No trades. $4500 OBO with the manual swap.
I am the 3rd owner and the car has about 170,XXX miles. The odometer works so the mileage is original and will slightly go up as I start the car and drive it around when there isn't snow on the ground to keep the battery front going flat. The car has been in Chicago it's entire life and has a bit of rust, but nothing structural. Pictures of the rust are shown and the biggest spot is the front drivers quarter panel.
The car was in a bit of a fender bender, but nothing structural was damaged. My sister was driving the car and slid off the road ruining the front valance shown in the pictures below. The car was fixed at A&L auto body in Palatine which is an IND distributor for the Chicago area. Anthony is a great guy and did a great job fixing the car. The front valance was replaced, including a new oil cooler, radiator, fan, and fan clutch. Pictures of the damage and after it was fixed are shown. The car has a clean title since everything was done out of pocket.
The car was fixed last winter and has been garaged during the entire time I've owned it. After the car was fixed I drove it to school in Iowa without a problem. I replaced the oil with Castrol 20W-50 and a Bosch oil filter when I first got it in August 2015 and then in the middle of this past summer. I have driven the car less than 5,000 since I've owned it. The fuel filter and rubber hoses were replaced as well.
I completely refreshed the suspension this past summer with Bilstein shocks and H&R sports springs. Front shock mounts were replaced with OE mounts and rear shock mounts were replaced with Turner Motorsport rear shock mounts. I also used new 5mm rear spring pads instead of the OE ones. An Ireland engineering strut bar is in the car as well.
VIN
WBAAD2307K8847440
Pros:
-Crack free dash
-Clean title
-Clean interior
-New head unit with bluetooth capability and mic
-Healthy engine, did compression test when I got the car and all 6 cylinders were within 4-5% of each other
-Paint is pretty good
-Stock 3.73 LSD
-Timing belt and water pump done about 6000 miles ago
-New Nissens radiator (December 2015) with new coolant
-New front valance same color
-New fan and fan clutch (December 2015)
-New oil cooler (December 2015)
-New fuel filter and hoses (June 2016)
-New battery (June 2016)
-Castrol 20W-50 Oil and Bosch Filter (July 2016)
-Diff fluid replaced (July 2016) 75W140 Castrol Diff fluid
-New suspension, Bilstein Shocks/H&R Sport Springs (August 2016)
-New rubber suspension bushings front and rear (August 2016)
-New Firestone Wide Oval tires 205/45/R16 (Mounted and balanced September 2016)
-Comes with 2 sets of wheels
E38 BBS style 5 (16x8 et23) center caps included
BMW bottle caps with Michelin all season tires (lots of tread left)
Cons:
Car has a couple rust spots, nothing structural
2 small rock chips in windshield
Steering rack leaks a little bit
Vin Decoder
When the car was first purchased.
Damage after front bumper was taken off.
Damaged Radiator that was replaced.
New Front Valance
Replacing rear bumpers
Rust
Drivers Front Quarter Panel
Passanger Front Door
Car Currently
I'm not trying to screw anyone over so this is everything both positive and negative about the car. The car has a clean title and I have driven the car from Chicago to Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin without a problem. I would have no problem driving this car cross country. I really don't want to sell it, but my situation requires me to and I would love to see it go to a good home. PM for any other questions or pictures. Car is currently in the garage and if anyone is interested I have no problem letting them test drive it as long as they're a serious buyer. No trades. $4500 OBO with the manual swap.
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